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What is Counselling?
Carl Rogers, an influential therapist in the 20th century, emphasised the importance of the qualities of the counsellor and how they could promote understanding and change within clients. He wrote..
- by a genuineness and transparency, in which I am my real feeling;
- by a warm acceptance of and prizing of the other person as a separate individual;
- by a sensitive ability to see his world and himself as he sees them;
- will experience and understand aspects of himself which previously he has repressed;
- will find himself becoming better integrated, more able to function effectively;
- will become more similar to the person he would like to be;
- will be more self-directing and self-confident;
- will become more of a person, more unique and more self-expressive;
- will be more understanding, more acceptant of others;
- will be able to deal with the problems of life more adequately and more comfortably;
I believe that provision of a non-judgemental and trusting environment where clients can safely explore any issue that is important to them underpins successful counselling. I aim to provide this within my work and value the trust clients place in me as a counsellor. I think humanistic approaches to counselling and provision of core conditions of empathy, genuiness and respect give clients the respect and understanding they deserve as human beings. In some cases these may be things they have never experienced before and can therefore have a profound effect on how they develop their self understanding and deal with change.
I believe counselling can provide space and time for clients to explore and understand what troubles them and make their own choices on how to live their lives. I continually seek to provide this type of environment for my clients and be with them throughout their journey.
If you feel counselling would help you I offer an initial meeting or discussion free of charge for up to 30 minutes. I feel this helps potential clients make an informed choice about whether they wish to use my counselling services.